'Trigger Points:' Author Mark Follman on How to Stop Mass Shootings Through Community Prevention

This clip is from the May 27, 2022 broadcast.

Shortly before the massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, "Democracy Now!" spoke with author and journalist Mark Follman about the epidemic of mass shootings in the United States. Follman is the author of the new book "Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America," in which he closely examines how a community-based prevention method called "behavior threat assessment" can help prevent mass shootings. The method "brings together collaborative expertise, primarily in mental health and law enforcement" to recognize behavioral signs in perpetrators that often lead to shootings. Follman also discusses the "copycat" issue among mass shooters and explains why he thinks it's harmful for the media to sensationalize perpetrators of mass shootings.